York Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 175 verdicts at York Crown Court (York). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2021 4 cases

Christopher Hollowed

Supplying a Class A drug *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Christopher Hollowed, 54, of Mount Parade, was caught by plain-clothed officers dealing crack cocaine and heroin on the streets of Harrogate as part of a county lines operation. On an unspecified date in 2020, undercover officers in an unmarked car observed Hollowed exchanging a drugs packet via a 'hand-off' handshake with another man in the street. The men fled when approached, but Hollowed was recognized and apprehended, with cash seized. Fingerprints on the drug wraps linked him to the sale. A search of his block of flats revealed connections to a wider county lines investigation involving 'cuckooing' of vulnerable residents. Hollowed acted as a runner, moving drugs from a flat to the street. He was arrested on January 9, 2020.

Admitted two counts of supplying a Class A drug. Has 105 prior offences including 10 for drug possession. Described as a vulnerable drug user exploited by higher-level suppliers. Will serve half the sentence behind bars before release on licence.

19 Mar 2021

Thomas David Ball

Voyeurism *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Thomas David Ball, a 30-year-old senior house master at Queen Ethelburga’s near Boroughbridge, became infatuated with a teenage boy pupil. In summer 2018, he installed a spy camera in a school bathroom and asked the boy to shower after registration. The boy noticed the active camera connected to wires under the sink and informed his mother. Ball initially denied the voyeurism but changed pleas to guilty a month before trial. He also downloaded prohibited images of young children being raped, bound, and tortured, and conducted 29 Google searches for the victim a month prior. Ball tried to blame other staff and admitted to the deputy safeguarding leader it was a stupid mistake.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, downloading prohibited images, voyeurism. Placed on sex-offenders’ register for 10 years and subject to sexual-harm prevention order. Judge described offences as gross breach of trust against vulnerable boy.

17 Mar 2021

William Charles Jackson

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

5 years and 8 months' imprisonment

On April 3, 2019, at around 10pm, William Charles Jackson was driving his red Vauxhall Astra along the A168 between Kirk Deighton and Walshford. Approaching the crest of a hill with double solid white lines, he overtook a slower moving vehicle, failing to see the oncoming car driven by Micheala Young carrying her mother Maria Cuzyova from Slovakia, her husband Nicholas Young, and their five-year-old daughter. This led to a head-on collision, killing 62-year-old Maria Cuzyova and causing life-changing injuries to Micheala and Nicholas Young, with the child suffering minor injuries.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Banned from driving for 7 years and 10 months. Ordered to pay £190 victim surcharge. Judge Simon Hickey referenced a disturbing text message showing disregard for road safety.

11 Mar 2021

Michael Palmer

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

4 years and 7 months imprisonment

Michael Palmer, 41, and an unnamed accomplice broke into the Harrogate flat of a woman and her 60-year-old ill partner at about 3.30am on February 22, 2019, by smashing a pane of glass in the front door. Wearing masks and balaclavas, with Palmer in a black jacket, they confronted the woman in the hallway, pushed her into the living room, demanded money, and forced her to the floor. They searched the flat, entered the bedroom where the male victim was in bed, and demanded the woman's phone when she tried to call for help. They left empty-handed. Police arrested them nearby with items including a crowbar, gloves, and a home-made balaclava matching the crime scene via glass fragments and DNA. The victims were left traumatised, with the man suffering nightmares and both now nervous at bedtime.

Pleaded guilty to attempted robbery. Career criminal with over 100 prior offences including burglaries, violence, and dishonesty. Hooked on crack cocaine and alcohol at the time. Judge condemned the horrific offence of random violence on innocent elderly victims.

1 Mar 2021

February 2021 2 cases

Andrew Paul Christian Brown

Supplying heroin *

Sentence

5 years and 7 months imprisonment

Andrew Paul Christian Brown, 46, was arrested in the Montpellier Hill area of Harrogate on 17 September 2020 by officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Operation Expedite team. He was charged with supplying heroin on dates in 2019 and 2020, as well as possessing criminal property – namely more than £700 found in his underwear following a search by officers.

Pleaded guilty. £716 confiscated and must pay a victim surcharge.

19 Feb 2021

Monique Shiels

Possessing cocaine and ketamine with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Monique Shiels, 25, from Water Skellgate, Ripon, was working as a traffic marshal at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Harrogate when police responded to a tip-off about her dealing drugs. On September 25, 2019, the fourth day of the event, officers found her near her vehicle with £333 cash, orange tablets, and powdered substance in a black bag. A search of her car revealed digital weighing scales, a mobile phone with texts discussing drug deals, 8g of cocaine, and 10g of ketamine. Text messages indicated ongoing drug-dealing activities for some time. She was arrested, refused to answer questions, and later admitted the charges.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine and ketamine with intent to supply. Nine previous convictions for offences including violence, breaching court orders and possessing MDMA. Judge noted offences were so serious that immediate prison sentence was required. Sentence reduced due to delay in case and COVID-19 conditions in prisons. Vehicle confiscated and statutory surcharge ordered.

18 Feb 2021

January 2021 1 case

Ian Binns

Stalking causing fear of violence *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Ian Binns, 46, from Woodfield Road, Harrogate, stalked his ex-partner between September and December 2020 following the end of their six-year on-off relationship. He followed her in the street, drove past her home shouting and screaming, bombarded her with 53 phone calls while she was on holiday, sent bloodstained 'begging' letters expressing love and self-harm threats, forced his way into her home resulting in a physical altercation, cut his arm and tried to smear blood on her, doused himself in fuel and attempted to set himself alight in front of her, and pushed her to the ground causing injury. The victim reported him to police after hiding from him and suffering nightmares; she described him as reckless, irrational, dangerous, and unstable.

Admitted the charge of stalking causing fear of violence. Made subject to a lifetime restraining order banning contact with the victim or going near her home. Mental health issues and taking tranquilizers at the time of offences noted, but behaviour described as outside normal human behaviour.

28 Jan 2021

December 2020 3 cases

Ethan Bodally

Possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Ethan Bodally and Ben Bland were caught by undercover police officers selling heroin and crack cocaine in Valley Gardens, Harrogate, a well-known drug dealing spot, on January 7, 2020. The officers noticed the age disparity between the defendants and suspected users. Bodally, from Leeds, was involved in county lines drug dealing while on bail for prior offenses.

Admitted two counts of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply. Had eight previous convictions and was serving a four-and-a-half year sentence for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Under extreme pressure from drug bosses to meet £5,000 debt, including a brutal attack that broke his thigh bone. Judge noted it was the least sentence possible, adding one year to his existing term.

11 Dec 2020

Ben Bland

Possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years suspended prison sentence, 200 hours unpaid work, 19-session thinking-skills programme

Ben Bland and Ethan Bodally were caught by undercover police officers selling heroin and crack cocaine in Valley Gardens, Harrogate, on January 7, 2020. Police found £85 on Bland hidden in his sock, and later retrieved a bag he hid in a bush containing over £1,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine. They were involved in county lines drug dealing from Leeds.

Admitted two counts of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply. £85 found hidden in his sock. A member of the public reported him hiding a bag in a bush containing heroin and crack cocaine worth over £1,000.

11 Dec 2020

Martin Richard Shepherd

Breaching a sexual harm prevention order *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Martin Richard Shepherd, a former IT support officer at Harrogate District Hospital, breached his sexual harm prevention order by deleting internet history and downloading a vast amount of pornography including indecent images of children on his Android tablet. The breaches occurred over a four-month period between May and September 2020, discovered during an unannounced police visit on September 2, 2020, at his home in Harrogate. He admitted viewing indecent videos of children at least twice a week, sometimes daily, mainly involving female children aged 10 and over, and confessed he couldn't resist the urge. This follows his 2017 conviction for possessing 748,000 illegal images amassed over 14 years from 2002 to 2016, including Category A material of very young children, distribution of 19 videos, and voyeurism of teenagers in 2005 and 2012.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order. Described as a dangerous offender who had breached the order before. Judge noted he couldn't help himself. Must serve two-thirds behind bars or until Parole Board deems fit, followed by extended four-year period on prison licence.

10 Dec 2020

November 2020 4 cases

16-Year-Old Teenager From Doncaster

Conspiracy to commit burglaries and conspiracy to cause explosions *

Sentence

2-year detention and training order

The 16-year-old from Doncaster and Frederick Squires targeted cash machines across Yorkshire and Leicestershire using a stolen vehicle with cloned registration plates. On March 4, they pumped gas into a cash machine at the post office in Shepshed, Leicestershire, and lit a fuse, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Later that night, at about 3.15am, they targeted the Jet garage in Adwick near Doncaster, stealing £35,130 in cash cassettes. On March 6, shortly after 1am, they unsuccessfully targeted the cash machine at the Co-op on High Street in Starbeck, causing an explosion. On March 10, following a 100mph police chase near York, the vehicle crashed into barriers at the York Designer Outlet. The teenager and Squires were found hiding in a tree trunk near the River Ouse and arrested.

Found guilty following trial. Cannot be named for legal reasons.

26 Nov 2020

Frederick Squires

Conspiracy to commit burglaries and conspiracy to cause explosions *

Sentence

8 years and 6 months imprisonment

Frederick Squires and an unnamed 16-year-old targeted cash machines across Yorkshire and Leicestershire using a stolen vehicle with cloned registration plates. On March 4, they pumped gas into a cash machine at the post office in Shepshed, Leicestershire, and lit a fuse, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Later that night, at about 3.15am, they targeted the Jet garage in Adwick near Doncaster, stealing £35,130 in cash cassettes. On March 6, shortly after 1am, they unsuccessfully targeted the cash machine at the Co-op on High Street in Starbeck, causing an explosion. On March 10, following a 100mph police chase near York, the vehicle crashed into barriers at the York Designer Outlet. Squires and the teenager were found hiding in a tree trunk near the River Ouse and arrested.

Pleaded guilty to all charges. Disqualified from driving for 7 years and 3 months.

26 Nov 2020

Daniel Chatten

Possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

three-and-a-half years imprisonment

Daniel Chatten, 18, from Harrogate, was arrested twice for supplying heroin and crack cocaine. On July 6, 2020, police spotted him walking away from a known drug user in Tower Street, Harrogate. He ran but was caught in Victoria Avenue, where officers found £675 cash, a debt list, a constantly ringing mobile phone, and 100 wraps of Class A drugs (57 high-purity cocaine and 43 heroin) in his underpants. He bragged the cash was not even half a day's takings and was acting as a drug runner for higher suppliers. Released on bail, he was arrested again about six weeks later on Coach Road after being spotted and recognised. A single wrap of cocaine was found in a cigarette lighter, and a search of his home revealed 22 wraps of cocaine, 11 wraps of heroin, 23 smaller bags of heroin, 23 deal bags of crack cocaine, weighing scales, and £160 cash, which he helped locate. He began selling drugs to buy a house and continued to repay debts after the first seizure.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply. No previous convictions for drug offences. Judge noted he was dealing potentially lethal substances that create misery and continued offending after arrest due to debt.

18 Nov 2020

James Bryant

Outraging public decency *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

On February 27, 2020, just before 7pm, James Bryant, 38, of Shaw Mills, Harrogate, parked at a Harrogate filling station, waited for the forecourt to clear, entered the shop, exposed himself to the lone female cashier, and performed a lewd act while smiling, lasting about half a minute. The victim was distressed and afraid for her life, now locking the shop door in the evenings. Bryant drove away and was arrested two weeks later when his vehicle was spotted. Police found a machete, hunting knife, and lock knife in his car boot among his possessions; he claimed they were from his recent move from Cambridge to Harrogate. He had lost over £50,000 in cryptocurrency, was a heavy cannabis user, living out of his car, and unemployed. He admitted the offenses and had a prior 2016 conviction for indecent exposure.

Ordered to complete a 40-day rehabilitation programme and a 90-day sex-offending prevention course. Judge commented on self-induced mental health problems from cannabis use.

16 Nov 2020

October 2020 2 cases

Colin Bradley

Possessing a bladed article in public and theft *

Sentence

11 months imprisonment

Colin Bradley, 33, of Hargrove Road, entered Asda in Harrogate on March 3, 2020, carrying a meat cleaver and stole two bottles of Jack Daniel's whisky. He became aggressive when confronted by store staff, threatening with the hidden weapon, before leaving. Police stopped him shortly after and he handed over the meat cleaver. He was drunk and possibly high on drugs. During bail, CCTV showed he committed multiple thefts from February to June 2020, including alcohol, food, and ready meals from Co-op stores on Knaresborough Road and King Edward Drive, and Sainsbury’s in Knaresborough. He had 10 prior convictions including possessing an imitation firearm, carrying a knuckle duster, serious violence, and drug offences. The spree was linked to binge-drinking and homelessness following family bereavements.

Pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article in public and seven counts of theft. Judge noted it was a serious offence requiring immediate custody, with a minimum jail term as a second-striker for possessing a blade or offensive weapon. Will serve half behind bars before release on licence.

13 Oct 2020

Daryl Hart

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

14-month sentence suspended for 18 months

Daryl Hart, 46, from Harrogate, was drunk and high on cocaine when he attacked a man in Scarborough with an unidentified weapon in August 2019. The incident occurred after Hart and a female left the West Riding pub on Castle Road to look for drugs and were followed by the victim to a flat. The victim forced his way into the flat and attacked Hart, leading to a fight in which Hart used the weapon, causing the victim several puncture wounds to his back and two to the front, including a punctured lung requiring hospital treatment.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Ordered to complete a 30-day rehabilitation programme. Prior violent convictions taken into account, but health issues, remorse, and not being the initial aggressor considered.

2 Oct 2020

September 2020 2 cases

Alexander Melville

Causing serious injury by careless driving *

Sentence

5 months imprisonment

On January 26, 2020, at about 8.45am, Alexander Melville, 42, from Roseville Drive, Harrogate, was driving an unregistered and uninsured BMW on Knaresborough Road, Harrogate, after inflating its tyres at a garage. While lighting a cigarette, the vehicle veered onto the pavement, struck pedestrian Richard Selby, 58, causing a double fracture of the leg, dislocated shoulder, and fracture of the shinbone at the knee joint. Selby required surgery including pins in his broken leg and still needs crutches eight months later. Melville collected his belongings and walked away casually. He handed himself in after seeing police appeals. Melville had been disqualified from driving the previous year in Lincolnshire and lost his job as an award-winning prestige car salesman.

Pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless driving, driving while disqualified, having no insurance, failing to stop after a road crash and failing to report an accident. Also given a two-year driving ban. Judge noted he was ordinarily a decent man but disqualified drivers must expect immediate prison.

29 Sep 2020

Joel Adam Rushton

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and Malicious Communications *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 150 hours unpaid work, 25-day rehabilitation programme, 9-month curfew, £1,500 compensation

On January 3, 2020, Joel Adam Rushton assaulted a police officer, fracturing his nose and cheekbone, while resisting arrest at his home in Harrogate for making threatening phone calls to his ex-partner six months after their breakup in June 2019. The threats included statements like 'I’m going to smash your head in; I’m going to kill you' and he had visited her mother's property, kicking the door. The ex-partner sought refuge at Harrogate Police Station due to fear. During the arrest, Rushton became violent, requiring pepper spray, and grabbed an officer's baton. The officer suffered physical injuries and ongoing mental effects including depression and sleep problems.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker occasioning actual bodily harm and making threatening phone calls under the Malicious Communications Act. Judge noted good character references and out-of-character behaviour, but branded threats to ex-partner as disgraceful. Previous convictions for public disorder taken into account.

4 Sep 2020

August 2020 1 case

Geoffrey Crowther

Making and taking indecent images of children *

Sentence

12 months in jail

Geoffrey Crowther took indecent images of a three-year-old girl secretly on two different smart phones between 30 April 2017 and 14 November 2018. He also made four indecent images of children in Category A, three in Category B, and ten in Category C between 14 June 2017 and 14 November 2018. He was arrested on 12 November 2018 following intelligence of suspicious website activity. Devices were seized and examined. Charged on 1 April 2020 and pleaded guilty on 9 July 2020. Safeguarding measures implemented for the child; no contact offences occurred.

Pleaded guilty to four charges. Placed on the sex offenders’ register. Self-employed heavy goods driver.

26 Aug 2020

July 2020 2 cases

Armaan Ahmad

Possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Armaan Ahmad, 24, from Church Lane, Adel, Leeds, was arrested on April 18, 2019, after police stopped his Audi A3 in Harrogate and found 26 wraps of cocaine worth £380 and six bags of MDMA powder, along with £340 cash and a mobile phone with incriminating messages. The messages showed he was directed by a drugs boss to deal cocaine and MDMA in Harrogate and Leeds, earning £100 that day for selling £780 worth of drugs. He claimed he had only been dealing for two days and handed over remaining drugs at a mosque in Leeds. He fell into dealing after losing his job, getting into debt from a payday loan, and being tempted by a friend with easy money. He played a significant role as a drug runner or courier.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply. Described as 'intelligent but naive' by defence. Judge noted he was ordinarily a decent young man who brought shame to his family. Will serve half behind bars before release on licence.

30 Jul 2020

Daniel John Gresham

Sexual touching a girl aged under 13 and making and distributing indecent images of children *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Daniel John Gresham sexually abused a girl aged under 13 over a 2 year period from 2013, making and distributing indecent images of the same girl, which he shared online earlier in 2020. He was arrested in March 2020 after police seized electronic devices from his home in Harrogate, which were analysed by North Yorkshire Police's Digital Forensics Unit.

Pleaded guilty to sexual touching a girl aged under 13 and making and distributing indecent images of the same girl. Made subject to a 15 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the sex offenders’ register.

18 Jul 2020

Date Not Specified 4 cases

Daniel Gallagher

Attempted grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

70-year-old motorist drove into the back wheel of a cyclist riding an e-bike with his wife in Filey Brigg Country Park, causing him to fall. Gallagher exited his car with clenched fists shouting 'I’m going to batter you'. After the cyclist remounted, Gallagher rammed him again onto the bonnet and windscreen. He then performed a U-turn and clipped the rider once more as the couple moved onto grass. The cyclist suffered long-term shoulder and neck pain and feared for his life.

Pleaded guilty to attempted grievous bodily harm with intent and dangerous driving. Banned from driving for 21 months and must take an extended driving test. Judge Sean Morris described his behaviour as that of a 'lunatic' in a complete road rage, noting it could have resulted in murder if the cyclist had died.

1 Jan 0001

Hamish Hickey

Causing death *

Sentence

23 months imprisonment

Hamish Hickey was on the school run when he crashed into Michael Lupton's car on a rural road near Ampleforth in North Yorkshire, on 26 July 2022, causing the death of the 84-year-old pensioner.

Admitted causing the death of 84-year-old Michael Lupton. Released on licence last August.

1 Jan 0001

Karl Swales

Attempted arson *

Sentence

two years and eight months imprisonment

Karl Swales, 47, removed all smoke detectors from a fully-occupied apartment block before setting fire to a pizza box and clothing in his doorway at the three-storey building in Trafalgar Square, Scarborough. The fire was discovered smouldering by the landlord drifting down the stairway.

High on drugs and alcohol. Judge Paul Batty QC noted the flat was in a complete mess and the landlord was entitled to evict him.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Norman Jack Buckworth

Conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

three years and one month in prison

Peter Norman Jack Buckworth was involved in operations distributing cocaine and cannabis across the Whitby area.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply both drugs and possession of criminal property connected to drug profits.

1 Jan 0001

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